UK's Beagle 2 Mars Lander Mission in Photos

Beagle 2 Found on Mars

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona/University of Leicester

Officials have confirmed that NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted the United Kingdom's Beagle 2 lander on Mars. The probe has been lost since 2003. See photos of the Beagle 2 lander's discovery, as well as its mission plan, in our gallery here. Read the Full Story of Beagle 2.

Beagle 2 on Mars in Color

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona/University of Leicester

Officials now think that Beagle 2 (seen as a bright spot here) managed to partially deploy its solar panels on the surface of Mars in 2003. Ground controllers weren't sure if the probe made it safely to the planet's surface until now. Read the Full Story of Beagle 2.

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Beagle 2 Found on Mars

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona/University of Leicester

Officials have confirmed that NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted the United Kingdom's Beagle 2 lander on Mars. The probe has been lost since 2003. See photos of the Beagle 2 lander's discovery, as well as its mission plan, in our gallery here. Read the Full Story of Beagle 2.

Beagle 2 on Mars in Color

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona/University of Leicester

Officials now think that Beagle 2 (seen as a bright spot here) managed to partially deploy its solar panels on the surface of Mars in 2003. Ground controllers weren't sure if the probe made it safely to the planet's surface until now. Read the Full Story of Beagle 2.